The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Doddridge County, WV, 2007
Adult +
Adult + Adult + infant 2 Adults + 2 Adults +
Adult + Adult + infant schoolage preschooler infant preschooler
Monthly Costs Adult infant preschooler preschooler teenager schoolage preschooler schoolage
Housing 421 497 497 497 497 598 497 497
Child Care 0 412 369 781 258 1039 781 627
Food  189 287 296 393 517 547 583 639
Transportation 294 304 304 304 304 304 599 599
Health Care 103 194 190 203 223 223 256 262
Miscellaneous 101 169 166 218 180 271 272 262
Taxes 175 328 321 441 365 567 552 535
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -122 -114 -202 0 -25 -46
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -140 -75 -180 -120 -125
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.29 $10.88 $10.57 $13.73 $10.80 $17.72 $9.17 $8.76
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,283 $1,915 $1,860 $2,417 $1,901 $3,119 $3,227 $3,083
combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,391 $22,978 $22,319 $29,003 $22,811 $37,428 $38,720 $36,995
combined combined